swap_horiz Lost Ruins Alternatives

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Super Metroid

Super Metroid is a 1994 action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It features bounty hunter Sam...

Sci Fi Video Game Exploration Japan

9.7 Brilliant

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an action role-playing game released in 1997 for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The...

Fantasy Action Video Game Exploration

9.7 Brilliant

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is an action role-playing game released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. It represents the...

Video Game Classic Action RPG Japan

9.2 Excellent

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Metroid: Zero Mission

Metroid: Zero Mission is a 2004 Game Boy Advance game that reimagines the classic 1986 Metroid. It offers players a fait...

Nintendo Sci Fi Video Game Exploration

9.1 Excellent

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Nine Sols

Nine Sols is a challenging 2D metroidvania game created by Red Candle Games. It’s notable for its intricate TaoPunk aest...

Modern Soulslike 2D Taopunk

9.1 Excellent

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Cave Story+

Cave Story+ presents a classic metroidvania experience built upon Daisuke Amaya’s original 2004 game. This enhanced vers...

Platformer 2D Pixelart Remaster

9.1 Excellent

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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow was a 2005 action role-playing game created by Konami, serving as the first installment in t...

Video Game Action RPG Japan Dark Fantasy

8.9 Great

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Metroid Fusion

Metroid Fusion is a 2002 action-adventure game for the Game Boy Advance featuring bounty hunter Samus Aran. She investig...

Sci Fi Video Game Japan Roguelike

8.9 Great

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SteamWorld Dig 2

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a modern metroidvania game where players excavate a vast, subterranean world to uncover valuable res...

Modern Mining 2D Western

8.8 Great

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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is a 2008 action role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. The game centers on Shanoa, a mem...

Tactical Adventure Video Game Action RPG

8.7 Great

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Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist presents a challenging 2D metroidvania experience rooted in dark fantasy. Players navi...

Fantasy Soulslike 2D Sequel

8.7 Great

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Blasphemous 2

Blasphemous 2 is a 2D metroidvania game from The Game Kitchen. It expands upon the grim world of Cvstodia, offering play...

Soulslike 2D Sequel Gothic

8.6 Great

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TEVI

TEVI is a contemporary metroidvania game created by CreSpirit. It features a player character utilizing a uniquely desig...

Modern Anime Japan Bullet Hell

8.4 Great

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Rabi-Ribi

Rabi-Ribi is a 2D metroidvania game created by CreSpirit. It’s notable for its challenging bullet hell gameplay interwov...

Modern Anime Japan Bullet Hell

8.3 Great

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Touhou Luna Nights

Touhou Luna Nights is a challenging 2D metroidvania game created by Team Ladybug. It builds upon the established Touhou...

Time Anime Japan 2D

8.2 Great

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Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is a 2D action-platformer and metroidvania developed by Team Ladybug a...

Fantasy Modern Anime Japan

7.8 Good

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Shaman King: Master of Spirits

Shaman King: Master of Spirits is a 2004 action-platformer developed by Studio Saizensen and published by Konami for the...

Anime Japan 2D Licensed

7.2 Good

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Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by IceSitruuna that incorporates m...

Modern Anime Action RPG Japan

7.2 Good

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Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2

"Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2" is a 2005 Game Boy Advance action-platformer developed and published by Konami. As a...

Anime Japan 2D Licensed

7.1 Good

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HunterX: Code Name T

HunterX: Code Name T is a 2024 action-adventure game by ORANGE, continuing the time-bending metroidvania gameplay of its...

Anime Japan Soulslike 2D

7.1 Good